The interior of a home reflects the tastes and preferences of its owners. Today, wooden doorways are gaining increasing popularity wooden doorwayswhich not only divide rooms but also look striking and original, giving the interior a special charm and coziness. Designers value this space decoration option and actively use it to finish standard inter-room openings in home, apartment, and other interiors.
Abandoning the use of doors in the interior allows:
- to use unconventional solutions in various decoration styles,
- to introduce a modern concept into the design,
- to give the room individuality.
Portal is an architectural solution representing a type of arch and one of the ways to decorate a rectangular opening in a wall between rooms. Such openings exist in every apartment or house, and their number may vary depending on the size. One such place is the hallway, large or small, but there is always a rectangular opening or even several, connecting the entrance area with the living part of the space.
Many confuse and consider arches and portals to be the same thing, treating them as synonyms. But this is not the case.
Portals represent a simple structure with a rectangular or square arch, installed in a doorway to conceal irregularities and improve the appearance.
Unlike portals, arches have a more stylish and aesthetic appearance and various arch designs - semicircular, trapezoidal, asymmetrical, and others. Thanks to this variety, arches can harmoniously fit into any interior design style, serving both as a functional element and a decorative accent.
In any case, arches and portals serve as an alternative to doors and can zone space or unite rooms into a single composition, depending on the designer's intent.
These elements have the following advantages:
- Perfectly suitable for small apartments and small rooms, allowing to expand the space.
- Divide rooms without remodeling, suitable for combining any rooms.
- They not only expand space and look noble, but also fit any interior.
- The wood texture creates a warm and cozy atmosphere. Special coating reliably protects the items from fading, abrasion, and minor damage.
- Arches and portals retain their shape for a long time and do not deform.
- Installation of arches and portals does not cause difficulties, and maintenance does not require special effort.
- The possibility of using a portal as an additional light source and storage space, by installing lights or shelves on the inner side of the arch.
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Types of Doorways
Depending on the installation location, the following classification of doorways is popular:
- Entrance - are the hallmark of any house, as they are installed at the entrance to the building or apartment and have a massive and sturdy construction. They can be made in various styles: from classic to modern and have different sizes. Often they are decorated with decorative elements such as frescoes, carvings, moldings, stained glass, etc.
- Inter-room - used to divide space within the room and have a lightweight and thin construction. Such portals can be open, i.e., without a door panel, or closed - with a door or partitions. They are easily installed, require no special care, and serve for a long time.
- Balcony exit portals - installed at the exit from the building or apartment to the garden or balcony. They can be made in various styles: from classic to modern and are often decorated with decorative elements such as blinds, curtains, flowers, etc.
Types of door portal finishes
Wooden arched structures can have various forms. The most common ones are:
- Portal — the most popular arch shape in the form of the letter 'P', easy to install and suitable for almost all types of rooms.
- Traditional arch — with a semicircular arch, it combines well with wooden decor and is used in classic interiors. It looks harmonious when there are several such arches in the house.
- Slavic arch — has a trapezoidal shape and rounded corners. Looks noble and stylish both in houses and apartments, especially when made from dark wood species.
- Elliptical arch — best suited for decorating doorways with balconies or in studio apartments.
- Arch-framed window — consists of a wooden portal and a semicircular transom above it, decorated with thin wooden rails. These arches are primarily fitted with double or single-leaf swing doors.
- Other types of arches and portals.
